Quotes from the Gettysburg Address

The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives.

It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.

The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.

But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground.

The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here…

That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom.

A government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

The brave men living and dead who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract.

We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.

The world will little note nor long remember what we say here…

Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation.

That government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Be it resolved that these dead shall not have died in vain.

It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain.

The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it.

The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here.

We are met on a great battlefield of that war.

We are met on a great battlefield of that War.

We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives.

We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that Nation might live.

It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate — we can not consecrate — we can not hallow — this ground.

The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.

The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here…

It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.

It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the great task remaining before us.

That from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion.

That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom.

That government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us.

That this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom.

The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here…

We can not dedicate — we can not consecrate — we can not hallow this ground.

Brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it.

The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here…

We are met on a great battlefield of that war.

We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives.

We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.

It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate — we can not consecrate — we can not hallow — this ground.

The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.

The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here…

It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.

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